During tailwheel type aircraft training, in a champion citabria CH9, the private pilot trainee struc...

Attributes
ACN	427585
Time
Date	199902
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pae
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 142 flight time type : 4
ASRS Report	427585
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 109 flight time total : 962 flight time type : 33
ASRS Report	427812
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I am currently taking tailwheel lessons. Today's lesson was touch-and-goes at paine field (22 NM north of boeing field, aircraft's home base). Winds were fairly strong, with a small crosswind component. First 2 lndgs were uneventful, but both had slight bounces. Lndgs were power on. Second landing required a shot of power to smooth the bounce. After second landing, a B747 departed. Third landing was power off demonstration by instructor, with small bounce. Fourth landing was propeller strike. Fourth landing was power idle abeam the numbers on downwind. Base was close to runway due to strong head winds. Final was aligned with runway right of centerline. Approach was approximately 80 mph (citation model 7G(aa)). Touchdown seemed gentle and stick was moved forward aggressively to prevent bounce. Heard 'strange sound' and thought it might be propeller strike. Aircraft bounced approximately 5 ft and touched down. I asked instructor if that was propeller strike. Engine sounded normal and power was added for takeoff, while tail was up. Instructor called to reject takeoff. He pulled off to taxiway to check propeller. 1 blade tip bent forward, 1 bent backwards. I haven't had trouble maintaining straight rollout/takeoff. I think I may have been too aggressive pushing forward because first 2 lndgs were mild bounces. I wanted to avoid the bounce, was instructed 'not to worry about propeller strike' and to 'plant' aircraft on ground. The airplane felt like it was under control and there was no indication that the landing was too nose forward or too hard.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING TAILWHEEL TYPE ACFT TRAINING, IN A CHAMPION CITABRIA CH9, THE PVT PLT TRAINEE STRUCK THE PROP DURING A WHEEL LNDG RESULTING IN THE PLT INSTRUCTOR ABORTING THE TOUCH-AND-GO TKOF IN ORDER TO CHK FOR PROP DAMAGE. THE PROP WAS FOUND TO BE BENT AT THE TIPS.

Narrative: I AM CURRENTLY TAKING TAILWHEEL LESSONS. TODAY'S LESSON WAS TOUCH-AND-GOES AT PAINE FIELD (22 NM N OF BOEING FIELD, ACFT'S HOME BASE). WINDS WERE FAIRLY STRONG, WITH A SMALL XWIND COMPONENT. FIRST 2 LNDGS WERE UNEVENTFUL, BUT BOTH HAD SLIGHT BOUNCES. LNDGS WERE PWR ON. SECOND LNDG REQUIRED A SHOT OF PWR TO SMOOTH THE BOUNCE. AFTER SECOND LNDG, A B747 DEPARTED. THIRD LNDG WAS PWR OFF DEMONSTRATION BY INSTRUCTOR, WITH SMALL BOUNCE. FOURTH LNDG WAS PROP STRIKE. FOURTH LNDG WAS PWR IDLE ABEAM THE NUMBERS ON DOWNWIND. BASE WAS CLOSE TO RWY DUE TO STRONG HEAD WINDS. FINAL WAS ALIGNED WITH RWY R OF CTRLINE. APCH WAS APPROX 80 MPH (CITATION MODEL 7G(AA)). TOUCHDOWN SEEMED GENTLE AND STICK WAS MOVED FORWARD AGGRESSIVELY TO PREVENT BOUNCE. HEARD 'STRANGE SOUND' AND THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE PROP STRIKE. ACFT BOUNCED APPROX 5 FT AND TOUCHED DOWN. I ASKED INSTRUCTOR IF THAT WAS PROP STRIKE. ENG SOUNDED NORMAL AND PWR WAS ADDED FOR TKOF, WHILE TAIL WAS UP. INSTRUCTOR CALLED TO REJECT TKOF. HE PULLED OFF TO TXWY TO CHK PROP. 1 BLADE TIP BENT FORWARD, 1 BENT BACKWARDS. I HAVEN'T HAD TROUBLE MAINTAINING STRAIGHT ROLLOUT/TKOF. I THINK I MAY HAVE BEEN TOO AGGRESSIVE PUSHING FORWARD BECAUSE FIRST 2 LNDGS WERE MILD BOUNCES. I WANTED TO AVOID THE BOUNCE, WAS INSTRUCTED 'NOT TO WORRY ABOUT PROP STRIKE' AND TO 'PLANT' ACFT ON GND. THE AIRPLANE FELT LIKE IT WAS UNDER CTL AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE LNDG WAS TOO NOSE FORWARD OR TOO HARD.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

During tailwheel type aircraft training, in a champion citabria CH9, the private pilot trainee struck the propeller during a wheel landing resulting in the pilot instructor aborting the touch-and-go takeoff in order to check for propeller damage. The propeller was found to be bent at the tips.